diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
index 86570e0a..9a596299 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ vi.mock('@google/gemini-cli-core', async () => {
   return {
     ...actualServer,
     IdeClient: {
-      getInstance: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+      getInstance: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
         getConnectionStatus: vi.fn(),
         initialize: vi.fn(),
         shutdown: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
index d5647bee..0b1c2023 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ vi.mock('../services/gitService.js', () => {
   return { GitService: GitServiceMock };
 });
 
+vi.mock('../ide/ide-client.js', () => ({
+  IdeClient: {
+    getInstance: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      getConnectionStatus: vi.fn(),
+      initialize: vi.fn(),
+      shutdown: vi.fn(),
+    }),
+  },
+}));
+
 describe('Server Config (config.ts)', () => {
   const MODEL = 'gemini-pro';
   const SANDBOX: SandboxConfig = {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/ide/process-utils.test.ts b/packages/core/src/ide/process-utils.test.ts
index 9ac56424..e6c68f14 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/ide/process-utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/ide/process-utils.test.ts
@@ -66,13 +66,34 @@ describe('getIdeProcessInfo', () => {
     it('should traverse up and find the great-grandchild of the root process', async () => {
       (os.platform as Mock).mockReturnValue('win32');
       const processInfoMap = new Map([
-        [1000, { stdout: 'ParentProcessId=900\r\nCommandLine=node.exe\r\n' }],
+        [
+          1000,
+          {
+            stdout:
+              '{"Name":"node.exe","ParentProcessId":900,"CommandLine":"node.exe"}',
+          },
+        ],
         [
           900,
-          { stdout: 'ParentProcessId=800\r\nCommandLine=powershell.exe\r\n' },
+          {
+            stdout:
+              '{"Name":"powershell.exe","ParentProcessId":800,"CommandLine":"powershell.exe"}',
+          },
+        ],
+        [
+          800,
+          {
+            stdout:
+              '{"Name":"code.exe","ParentProcessId":700,"CommandLine":"code.exe"}',
+          },
+        ],
+        [
+          700,
+          {
+            stdout:
+              '{"Name":"wininit.exe","ParentProcessId":0,"CommandLine":"wininit.exe"}',
+          },
         ],
-        [800, { stdout: 'ParentProcessId=700\r\nCommandLine=code.exe\r\n' }],
-        [700, { stdout: 'ParentProcessId=0\r\nCommandLine=wininit.exe\r\n' }],
       ]);
       mockedExec.mockImplementation((command: string) => {
         const pidMatch = command.match(/ProcessId=(\d+)/);
@@ -86,5 +107,90 @@ describe('getIdeProcessInfo', () => {
       const result = await getIdeProcessInfo();
       expect(result).toEqual({ pid: 900, command: 'powershell.exe' });
     });
+
+    it('should handle non-existent process gracefully', async () => {
+      (os.platform as Mock).mockReturnValue('win32');
+      mockedExec
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ stdout: '' }) // Non-existent PID returns empty due to -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          stdout:
+            '{"Name":"fallback.exe","ParentProcessId":0,"CommandLine":"fallback.exe"}',
+        }); // Fallback call
+
+      const result = await getIdeProcessInfo();
+      expect(result).toEqual({ pid: 1000, command: 'fallback.exe' });
+    });
+
+    it('should handle malformed JSON output gracefully', async () => {
+      (os.platform as Mock).mockReturnValue('win32');
+      mockedExec
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ stdout: '{"invalid":json}' }) // Malformed JSON
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          stdout:
+            '{"Name":"fallback.exe","ParentProcessId":0,"CommandLine":"fallback.exe"}',
+        }); // Fallback call
+
+      const result = await getIdeProcessInfo();
+      expect(result).toEqual({ pid: 1000, command: 'fallback.exe' });
+    });
+
+    it('should handle PowerShell errors without crashing the process chain', async () => {
+      (os.platform as Mock).mockReturnValue('win32');
+      const processInfoMap = new Map([
+        [1000, { stdout: '' }], // First process doesn't exist (empty due to -ErrorAction)
+        [
+          1001,
+          {
+            stdout:
+              '{"Name":"parent.exe","ParentProcessId":800,"CommandLine":"parent.exe"}',
+          },
+        ],
+        [
+          800,
+          {
+            stdout:
+              '{"Name":"ide.exe","ParentProcessId":0,"CommandLine":"ide.exe"}',
+          },
+        ],
+      ]);
+
+      // Mock the process.pid to test traversal with missing processes
+      Object.defineProperty(process, 'pid', {
+        value: 1001,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+
+      mockedExec.mockImplementation((command: string) => {
+        const pidMatch = command.match(/ProcessId=(\d+)/);
+        if (pidMatch) {
+          const pid = parseInt(pidMatch[1], 10);
+          return Promise.resolve(processInfoMap.get(pid) || { stdout: '' });
+        }
+        return Promise.reject(new Error('Invalid command for mock'));
+      });
+
+      const result = await getIdeProcessInfo();
+      // Should return the current process command since traversal continues despite missing processes
+      expect(result).toEqual({ pid: 1001, command: 'parent.exe' });
+
+      // Reset process.pid
+      Object.defineProperty(process, 'pid', {
+        value: 1000,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should handle partial JSON data with defaults', async () => {
+      (os.platform as Mock).mockReturnValue('win32');
+      mockedExec
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ stdout: '{"Name":"partial.exe"}' }) // Missing ParentProcessId, defaults to 0
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          stdout:
+            '{"Name":"root.exe","ParentProcessId":0,"CommandLine":"root.exe"}',
+        }); // Get grandparent info
+
+      const result = await getIdeProcessInfo();
+      expect(result).toEqual({ pid: 1000, command: 'root.exe' });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/ide/process-utils.ts b/packages/core/src/ide/process-utils.ts
index 17d1d520..451a3af3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/ide/process-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/ide/process-utils.ts
@@ -26,15 +26,24 @@ async function getProcessInfo(pid: number): Promise<{
 }> {
   const platform = os.platform();
   if (platform === 'win32') {
-    const command = `wmic process where "ProcessId=${pid}" get Name,ParentProcessId,CommandLine /value`;
-    const { stdout } = await execAsync(command);
-    const nameMatch = stdout.match(/Name=([^\n]*)/);
-    const processName = nameMatch ? nameMatch[1].trim() : '';
-    const ppidMatch = stdout.match(/ParentProcessId=(\d+)/);
-    const parentPid = ppidMatch ? parseInt(ppidMatch[1], 10) : 0;
-    const commandLineMatch = stdout.match(/CommandLine=([^\n]*)/);
-    const commandLine = commandLineMatch ? commandLineMatch[1].trim() : '';
-    return { parentPid, name: processName, command: commandLine };
+    const powershellCommand = [
+      '$p = Get-CimInstance Win32_Process',
+      `-Filter 'ProcessId=${pid}'`,
+      '-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;',
+      'if ($p) {',
+      '@{Name=$p.Name;ParentProcessId=$p.ParentProcessId;CommandLine=$p.CommandLine}',
+      '| ConvertTo-Json',
+      '}',
+    ].join(' ');
+    const { stdout } = await execAsync(`powershell "${powershellCommand}"`);
+    const output = stdout.trim();
+    if (!output) return { parentPid: 0, name: '', command: '' };
+    const {
+      Name = '',
+      ParentProcessId = 0,
+      CommandLine = '',
+    } = JSON.parse(output);
+    return { parentPid: ParentProcessId, name: Name, command: CommandLine };
   } else {
     const command = `ps -o ppid=,command= -p ${pid}`;
     const { stdout } = await execAsync(command);